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nobody liked us, but they don't like us now either. but our actual power in the region was at an historic high water mark. they were collapsing from iraq to afghanistan. many situations just taking a pass on actively and syria being the number one. the other engagement involvement that we did pursue libya is not to recommend nation. i'm not sure the assad regime is going to lose. the ray nance will help the regime last a lot time. the russians and chinese will defend them internationally if not resupply them and at some point they'll go up, not down. you have a middle east where the u.s. has increased and blocks contending for power. the arabian, steering with great power sponsorship from russia and china in the sunni increasing phalluses part of the region which will maintain some sort of alliance with united case, but not one that will be able to direct as we have up to 2008. so this could turn into some name, a really ugly very rapidly. >> that's only if you think 80,000 people dead is not ugly. yes, sir. adding a mac >> foreign-pol
nobody liked us, but they don't like us now either. but our actual power in the region was at an historic high water mark. they were collapsing from iraq to afghanistan. many situations just taking a pass on actively and syria being the number one. the other engagement involvement that we did pursue libya is not to recommend nation. i'm not sure the assad regime is going to lose. the ray nance will help the regime last a lot time. the russians and chinese will defend them internationally if not...
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us there. my amendment adds a requirement if the president's supplemental budget as required by the plan act must include proposals to consolidate duplicative agency functions and programs. here's the good news, reducing duplication in government is low hanging fruit. there is bipartisan agreement on this. even the president in his state of the union address in 2011 talked about the desire to consolidate the different agencies that oversee things. it's true the president does submit a document called cuts, consolidations and savings. but in last year's budgets these savings only amounted to $24 billion. a tiny percentage, 2.2%, the our annual trillion dollar shortfall. that is woefully inadequate. my amendment would require the president to go back to the drawing forward within the context of the plan act. which asks the president to tell us when his budget will balance and how he will get us there. we are now in receipt of two reports from the g.a.o. that identify opportunities to reduce dupli
us there. my amendment adds a requirement if the president's supplemental budget as required by the plan act must include proposals to consolidate duplicative agency functions and programs. here's the good news, reducing duplication in government is low hanging fruit. there is bipartisan agreement on this. even the president in his state of the union address in 2011 talked about the desire to consolidate the different agencies that oversee things. it's true the president does submit a document...
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bless us -- bless us this day and every day. may all that is done be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch. mr. welch: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america planl i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. -- i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 oneman minute requests. >> mr. speaker, it has been more than four years since the white house operated under a budget. it's not a coincidence that each of these four years has brought a trillion-dollar keff sit. tennesseans from frustrated over
bless us -- bless us this day and every day. may all that is done be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch. mr. welch: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america planl i pledge allegiance to the flag of...
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government is using is not the same data that the world bank is using or that is being used by other of our eyes. -- our allies. and i have only been there for three quarters. the first time i sat down and looked at the quarterly report, and you and i even had a conversation about that. the data that we are getting on the effectiveness of the afghan security forces, you had doubts and i had doubts. i told my people to start pulling the string. this is where action is very useful. i hate to say this, but i really rely upon you all here in the community in washington, d.c. and elsewhere who study the issues. you study the issues. we are adjusted counts and investigators. -- we are just a accountants and investigators. you said there was a question there. i thought there was a doubtful question there. and we have been pulling the string. and in the latest quarterly report, we raised concerns. raised in the second quarterly report. we have raised it again. now we will begin to look at what is behind the numbers. it looks like our data on the forces, the afghan security forces that we wil
government is using is not the same data that the world bank is using or that is being used by other of our eyes. -- our allies. and i have only been there for three quarters. the first time i sat down and looked at the quarterly report, and you and i even had a conversation about that. the data that we are getting on the effectiveness of the afghan security forces, you had doubts and i had doubts. i told my people to start pulling the string. this is where action is very useful. i hate to say...
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and may the lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us everlasting life, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on january 31, 2013, at 5:34 p.m. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 325. signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pu
and may the lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us everlasting life, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with...
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form partnerships with us, let us give you advice, let us tell you how to deal with this threat. and they made great inroads in this administration in that approach. but the blindness of the larger jihadist threat, the enterprise that is being pursued by the muslim brotherhood abroad, has resulted in the practice of drone delivered assassinations of al qaeda figures with what many are questioning or arguing is due process without that. and this administration's repeated declaration that al qaeda is being defeated. they know not of what they speak. the idea that al qaeda is being defeated is helping recruit others who are radical jihadists, because they are able to point to a united states administration that is so blind and so uninformed of what really is going on that they think al qaeda's on the decline when radical jihad is on its way up. the drone technique of killing american citizens and killing radical jihadists is apparently felt by this administration to be a very advanced and practical approach. well, it does avoid putting americans at risk right now, with you those sam
form partnerships with us, let us give you advice, let us tell you how to deal with this threat. and they made great inroads in this administration in that approach. but the blindness of the larger jihadist threat, the enterprise that is being pursued by the muslim brotherhood abroad, has resulted in the practice of drone delivered assassinations of al qaeda figures with what many are questioning or arguing is due process without that. and this administration's repeated declaration that al...
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they have asked us, they have given us the privilege to do that for them. we're hear, minds focused, sleeves rolled up, because we know we have work to do. we know we need to have a leader of this country who is ready to get to work. my friends, i don't think there is any doubt in november, the american people decided they knew who they wanted to be their leader for the next four years. [cheers and applause] we are very pleased that today we convey a message to our president, barack obama that we are ready to work. we see what it means to work. under the leadership of our leader and then speaker nancy pelosi we work with president obama to make sure we turn -- we turn an economy that was hemorrhaging 800,000 jobs a month. we have turned it into a economy that has created 6 million jobs over the last three years. under the leadership of president obama and our leader nancy pelosi, we have helped 105 million americans who no longer have to fear if their child contracts diabetes or in an accident that they will run out of insurance before that child is ready t
they have asked us, they have given us the privilege to do that for them. we're hear, minds focused, sleeves rolled up, because we know we have work to do. we know we need to have a leader of this country who is ready to get to work. my friends, i don't think there is any doubt in november, the american people decided they knew who they wanted to be their leader for the next four years. [cheers and applause] we are very pleased that today we convey a message to our president, barack obama that...
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elmendorf has given us shows us some of the ways we can get there. it's not a hopeless situation, but it's a very dire situation. the picture c.b.o. paints of the next 10 years is immensely disturbing. our gross federal debt after rising $6 trillion in the last four years will rise another $9 trillion by 2022. c.b.o.'s report also suggests that there things only get worse outside that 10-year worse outside that 10-year window, continuing us on an
elmendorf has given us shows us some of the ways we can get there. it's not a hopeless situation, but it's a very dire situation. the picture c.b.o. paints of the next 10 years is immensely disturbing. our gross federal debt after rising $6 trillion in the last four years will rise another $9 trillion by 2022. c.b.o.'s report also suggests that there things only get worse outside that 10-year worse outside that 10-year window, continuing us on an
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once we started moving forces, nothing stopped us or slowed us. the only adapttation we thought about making was for a period of time we making was for a thougho be entering a hostage rescue because we didn't know where the ambassador was. once we started forces moving, they didn't slow, they didn't stop. >> and you didn't know the situation with regard to the ambassador until hours later when, in fact, some libyans had come into that facility and tried to rescue him and found him at that point unresponsive from smoke inhalation? >> that's right. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator, nelson. we are going to take a 10-minute recess. >> 3 1/2 hours from secretary panetta and general dempsey before the senate armed services committee. the committee is taking a 10-minute break and come back and wrap up. there are a number of senators including lindsay graham asking for a second round of question. a program advisory, we will continue to cover this hearing live and follow it on c-span.org . here in c-span at 2:30, we will go live to the sen
once we started moving forces, nothing stopped us or slowed us. the only adapttation we thought about making was for a period of time we making was for a thougho be entering a hostage rescue because we didn't know where the ambassador was. once we started forces moving, they didn't slow, they didn't stop. >> and you didn't know the situation with regard to the ambassador until hours later when, in fact, some libyans had come into that facility and tried to rescue him and found him at that...
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, don't want to use, shouldn't use, and can't afford. i invite my colleagues, especially those on the other side of the aisle, to join us in getting real and getting specific. there is a clear path forward that should command the support of republicans and democrats alike to achieve fiscal stability. let's rein in outrageous crop insurance abuses. don't fight health care reform. accelerate it. the work we are doing in oregon if applied nationally could save uple to $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. pay for the privilege of taking america's mineral wealth by reforming the mining act of 1872 and slash the fossilized nuclear weapons program. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california, ms. roybal-allard, for five minutes. without objection. ms. roybal-allard: mr. speaker, last week i introduced h.r. 498 to re-authorize the sober truth of preventive underage drinking act, better known as the stop act. the original stop act passed with bipartisan support in 2006. it was based on the recommendations of the
, don't want to use, shouldn't use, and can't afford. i invite my colleagues, especially those on the other side of the aisle, to join us in getting real and getting specific. there is a clear path forward that should command the support of republicans and democrats alike to achieve fiscal stability. let's rein in outrageous crop insurance abuses. don't fight health care reform. accelerate it. the work we are doing in oregon if applied nationally could save uple to $1.5 trillion over the next...
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as any of us will it. they develop a sixth sense about out what they do will affect your ability to raise money. they become shape shifters, as they adjust their views and light of what they will no to help them raise money. a democrat from virginia said always been to the green -- always lean to the green. point that reformsnchor the founders, is highly unlikely. the united states is worse than lesterland. you can imagine if we lesters get a letter say you can pick the candidate is, you and magic you can aspire to some aristocracy of ideals to make the government a better place. lesters come from all parts of society. we might think it is our job to act in the interest of lesterland. it is possible that lesters act for the good of lesterland. shifting coalition of people who comprise .05% are driven by issues just over the horizon that congress will address after that election. in this sense the united states is worse than lesterland. whenever one wants to say about lesterland, in usaland, lesterland it i
as any of us will it. they develop a sixth sense about out what they do will affect your ability to raise money. they become shape shifters, as they adjust their views and light of what they will no to help them raise money. a democrat from virginia said always been to the green -- always lean to the green. point that reformsnchor the founders, is highly unlikely. the united states is worse than lesterland. you can imagine if we lesters get a letter say you can pick the candidate is, you and...
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chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving god, thank you for giving us another day. be with each of us that we might be our very best and prove ourselves worthy of your love and your grace. be with the members of this people's house in their work and deliberations this day, that they might merit the trust of the american people and manifest the strength of our democracy to the nations of the world. without you, o lord, we can do nothing. with you and in you we can establish a world of peace, goodness and justice now and into the future. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama rise? >> mr. speaker, pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, i demand a vote on agreing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker: the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. th
chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving god, thank you for giving us another day. be with each of us that we might be our very best and prove ourselves worthy of your love and your grace. be with the members of this people's house in their work and deliberations this day, that they might merit the trust of the american people and manifest the strength of our democracy to the nations of the world. without you, o lord, we can do nothing. with you and in you we can establish a world of peace,...
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they are using an ax to do this and france is using new clippers. -- nail clippers. we do not seem to be getting rid of any of our many civil servants in the next coming years. unemployment is rising, factories are closing, entrepreneurs are leaving and europe is getting worried. we expect france to show europe the way as one of its most committed members. you did that in mali and we pay tribute to you. that means one thing, of course. france has to propose a vision for the whole of europe. what we need to come up with today together is a model for european solidarity. kathleen trautman has just said that. your opportunity, mr. president, is that now we need to decide on the european budget right to the end of this decade. our problem is that today, a round the table of counsel, no one has done this, apart for one later with respect to their own budget. you need to win over yourself. there is no question that the u.k. have the right of veto, but france has the right of veto as well. mrs. thatcher had the right of veto. but they felt that they had to look after the de
they are using an ax to do this and france is using new clippers. -- nail clippers. we do not seem to be getting rid of any of our many civil servants in the next coming years. unemployment is rising, factories are closing, entrepreneurs are leaving and europe is getting worried. we expect france to show europe the way as one of its most committed members. you did that in mali and we pay tribute to you. that means one thing, of course. france has to propose a vision for the whole of europe....
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let us a ge is a u.s. company, but let us talk about the european or asian companies that may be interested in investing on this side of the world. what will the u.s. due to distinguish itself? >> investment certainty. we need some how not to have all of the focus on sequestration, debt limits. that is distracting to investors. the systems of competitiveness. education, regulation. tax reform. those things that say we want people to invest in the u.s. our f.d.i in the country has trailed a lot of other places in the world. some of it is education training. there are systems of competitiveness. we know what they are. it is trying to get more of a window on that. it also helps -- the president of the united states says i want people to invest in the united states. i want to create a manufacturing. that is helpful. >> let me ask you about the policy debate. there is no need to be usually excuses -- exclusion. on the democratic side, you have an emphasis on all of government. obama t as a senate for manufactur
let us a ge is a u.s. company, but let us talk about the european or asian companies that may be interested in investing on this side of the world. what will the u.s. due to distinguish itself? >> investment certainty. we need some how not to have all of the focus on sequestration, debt limits. that is distracting to investors. the systems of competitiveness. education, regulation. tax reform. those things that say we want people to invest in the u.s. our f.d.i in the country has trailed...
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with us. the lgbt community merits our consideration. i will not vote for the substitute. i support the lgbt community. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back of the the gentlelady from new york reserves. the gentleman from florida continues to reserve. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i am pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from maryland to discuss the previous question, mr. van hollen, distinguished ranking member of the committee on the budget, from maryland. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. van hollen: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank ranking member slaughter, and i hope tomorrow this house will finally have a chance to vote on the bipartisan senate bill to prevent violence against women. i hope tomorrow will also have a chance -- we'll also have a chance to vote on a proposal that we now have put forward three times this year to replace the sequester. unfortunately the rule reported o
with us. the lgbt community merits our consideration. i will not vote for the substitute. i support the lgbt community. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back of the the gentlelady from new york reserves. the gentleman from florida continues to reserve. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i am pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from maryland to discuss the previous question, mr. van hollen, distinguished ranking member of the...
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conyers to tell us stories about rosa parks, tell us stories about rosa parks. one that i think is appropriate at this time is that john -- john conyers first met her when he was just out of school. he traveled south to join the civil rights movement after law school and he met her then. she worked in his first campaign and she would later become his first congressional hire, the first person he hired on his congressional staff. what a beautiful connection. well, pretty soon mr. conyers found out that people were visiting the office to see rosa parks and not the congress. [laughter] in fact, she was invited all over the country to be honored. and how about this, mr. president, one day she went to him and she said she wanted to thank him for allowing her to be honored all over the country and would be willing to take a pay cut for her time away from the office. because of the leadership of the congressional black caucus and that of leader reid and then speaker hastert, rosa parks was the first woman to lie in state in the rotunda of the capitol of the united stat
conyers to tell us stories about rosa parks, tell us stories about rosa parks. one that i think is appropriate at this time is that john -- john conyers first met her when he was just out of school. he traveled south to join the civil rights movement after law school and he met her then. she worked in his first campaign and she would later become his first congressional hire, the first person he hired on his congressional staff. what a beautiful connection. well, pretty soon mr. conyers found...
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it allows us to use technology. that is incredibly powerful. that's overall what you want to have happen, to be able to whittle away the technology so that all the complication lies underneath. there is that thin layer that you interact with. one of the reasons why voice recognition has taken off to the degree that is has and why siri is something that is so interesting for people. you can just say what you are thinking and transcribe an e- mail or a text or a search. now there is this whole set of technology and supercomputers that with your voice, you canyou can have it do what you want them to do. >> is that to say that a level of curation, something akin to a wall garden, may be necessary? >> i think there is a clear tension there. i do think that the application systems that exist in i.o.s. and in apple is very curated, but absolutely beautiful. i do not think it is such a bad thing because it has raised users' expectations for design. people used to not think about design or appreciate it that much. when you see something that is beautifu
it allows us to use technology. that is incredibly powerful. that's overall what you want to have happen, to be able to whittle away the technology so that all the complication lies underneath. there is that thin layer that you interact with. one of the reasons why voice recognition has taken off to the degree that is has and why siri is something that is so interesting for people. you can just say what you are thinking and transcribe an e- mail or a text or a search. now there is this whole...
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that takes us to israel. this little book came to the conclusion that, as of this summer, the zones of impunity, community, whatever, aside, israel had a capacity probably in the neighborhood of the delay of the iranian program for two years and in the last four years, maybe a little more. they're related to different styles of attack, different capacities, different times for the duration of an attack and everything else. none of them, in any book i've ever read it, short of a permanent occupation on the ground has the capacity to stop forever. so the first thing we have is the military is a temporary solution. the notion that maybe something will turn up is a temporary solution with a lot of very serious drawbacks and that's one reason why it's on the table but not rapidly being used. from what the president has said, without his accepting the challenge to draw his red line in specific time-bound times, he is basically saying that if iran is going ahead to make a nuclear weapon, we think we would know about
that takes us to israel. this little book came to the conclusion that, as of this summer, the zones of impunity, community, whatever, aside, israel had a capacity probably in the neighborhood of the delay of the iranian program for two years and in the last four years, maybe a little more. they're related to different styles of attack, different capacities, different times for the duration of an attack and everything else. none of them, in any book i've ever read it, short of a permanent...
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and the fmla gives us the time, it gives us the protection to care for others and for ourselves. so as we honor the anniversary of this important quality of life legislation, it's critical to recognize not only the economic impacts but also the support provided to our service members who we know are the backbone of our national security. i'm honored to acknowledge congresswoman fudge. [applause] >> thank you. good afternoon. i would like to thank occur leader and i say she is our leader, not just the leader of the democratic caucus, but she is the leader of this congress. [laughter] let's remember that. [applause] i am certainly pleased to be here today to talk about fmla and -- because it is in fact one of the most important and effective pieces of legislation ever signed by this congress. by this house of representatives. over 20 years ago. we all know life is about choices. fmla makes choices easier. it gives you the opportunity to choose between a sick parent and keeping your job. it gives you the opportunity to choose between a newborn and keeping your job. it gives you the
and the fmla gives us the time, it gives us the protection to care for others and for ourselves. so as we honor the anniversary of this important quality of life legislation, it's critical to recognize not only the economic impacts but also the support provided to our service members who we know are the backbone of our national security. i'm honored to acknowledge congresswoman fudge. [applause] >> thank you. good afternoon. i would like to thank occur leader and i say she is our leader,...
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that's what makes us strong. and the fact that they're out there, the fact that they are exercising tremendous bravery, tremendous currently and are willing to do everything they can to fight to protect this country, that is what makes america strong. that's what makes us strong. and i've often said, if others who were in leadership positions in this town could just look at the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to fight for what they think is right and just -- just take a little of that courage, a little of that bravery, to take the risks that are necessary to solve the problems in this country this country would truly be on the right path for the future. it's because of their example and their inspiration that i think this country is strong. for the civilian work force, i also want to pay tribute to all of you. you do everything you can to support our mission, you support our war fighters down range, you don't get a hell of a lot of public recognition, but the fact is your efforts make a di
that's what makes us strong. and the fact that they're out there, the fact that they are exercising tremendous bravery, tremendous currently and are willing to do everything they can to fight to protect this country, that is what makes america strong. that's what makes us strong. and i've often said, if others who were in leadership positions in this town could just look at the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to fight for what they think is right and just -- just take a...
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what kills us is killsbelly fat. -- kills us is the belly fat. our ancestors needed to store fat in times of famine. stress is the number one reason we accumulate fat there. the reason that is true is because of what was stressed? a famine. we did that have enough food. you turned out for months to force you to eat. -- hormones to force you to eat. he can go to c-span.org. in the u.s. house is about to gavel in. members will start with one- minute speeches on any topic. they will consider one bill today renaming a california flight center honoring the first man on the moon, and neil armstrong. the first vote will happen at about 6:30 p.m. the house changes to a senate bill on the violence against women act. in the senate is also meeting today. they will battle and in just a moment. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. scloip the speaker's room, washington, d.c. -- the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., february 25, 2013. i hereby appoint the honorable stev
what kills us is killsbelly fat. -- kills us is the belly fat. our ancestors needed to store fat in times of famine. stress is the number one reason we accumulate fat there. the reason that is true is because of what was stressed? a famine. we did that have enough food. you turned out for months to force you to eat. -- hormones to force you to eat. he can go to c-span.org. in the u.s. house is about to gavel in. members will start with one- minute speeches on any topic. they will consider one...
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"newsweek" tells us there are 500,000 polyamorous relationships in the us. i think there is no relevant distinction between those and two man in love. both have the emotional union and have what makes a marriage. even the idea that it is a sexual relationship, perhaps the least controversial part of most people's vision of marriage emma becomes harder to explain. if all that contributes to marriage is a certain fostering of emotion and tenderness, then it is hard to see why sex is crucial, why it is not replaceable depending on temperament or taste, with other forms of activities or intimacy. that is some of the reason i think this vision of marriage gets marriage wrong. it misunderstands the human we have after. you might ask what difference it makes, why it is not just enshrined, this alternative vision of marriage in the law? i think to get a handle on that question we have to first ask why we recognize marriage at all. a puzzling thing. usually the less personal a relationship is, the more the state is involved. our business partnerships, but not so much
"newsweek" tells us there are 500,000 polyamorous relationships in the us. i think there is no relevant distinction between those and two man in love. both have the emotional union and have what makes a marriage. even the idea that it is a sexual relationship, perhaps the least controversial part of most people's vision of marriage emma becomes harder to explain. if all that contributes to marriage is a certain fostering of emotion and tenderness, then it is hard to see why sex is...
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use. the president talked about this in his date of the union speech. i have the tape. america must also -- >> america must also face the growing threat from cyber attacks. we know hackers steal people's identities and infiltrate private e-mails. we know foreign companies and countries swipe corporate secrets, and our enemies are seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, our air traffic control systems. we cannot look back years from now and wonder why we did nothing in the face of real threats to our security and our economy. >> ok. our enemies he said. is that china? >> look, i have a standing policy when i talk about china. china is not an enemy of the united states. there are no good reasons for china to become an enemy of the united states. there are non-heroic options to keep the relationship competitive, occasionally, maybe ostentation of, but never having to get to the level of conflict -- maybe, confrontational, i never having to get to the level
use. the president talked about this in his date of the union speech. i have the tape. america must also -- >> america must also face the growing threat from cyber attacks. we know hackers steal people's identities and infiltrate private e-mails. we know foreign companies and countries swipe corporate secrets, and our enemies are seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, our air traffic control systems. we cannot look back years from now and wonder why we...
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president, give us a budget, tell us when it balances. tell us when you'll have a balanced budget. we asked the president to do the same thing that american families are doing. thank you and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: i reserve. the chair: continues to reserve. the gentleman from georgia. mr. price: thank you, mr. chairman. i am pleased to yield to a new member of the house, mr. messer. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. messer: i commend my colleague, dr. price. this bill says one very simple thing, that the president, when he smits a budget, must say when or whether it balances. the american people deserve to know when the budget proposed by the president will balance. that's all this bill requires. it doesn't say that the president has to balance the budget, though it should. it doesn't say he should need to stop spending money that we don't have, though it should. it says to the american people when, if at all, the budget proposal will not be in deficit. this should not be a p
president, give us a budget, tell us when it balances. tell us when you'll have a balanced budget. we asked the president to do the same thing that american families are doing. thank you and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: i reserve. the chair: continues to reserve. the gentleman from georgia. mr. price: thank you, mr. chairman. i am pleased to yield to a new member of the house, mr. messer. the chair: the gentleman is recognized...
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let us watch. we will cavill and to hear from defense secretary leon panetta and general martin dempsey about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that resulted in the death of four americans. one week ago today, this committee heard from senator chuck hegel -- hagel to be the next defense secretary. the center of south carolina said he would put a hold on former senator hagel's nomination unless leon panetta agreed to testify. this is the first of two harris we will show you today. this and later this afternoon, the confirmation hearing for cia director nominee, john brennan, currently the counter-terrorism chief. >> good morning, everybody. we welcome secretary of defense leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey to testify about the department of defense's response to the deadly terrorist attack on the u.s. temporary mission facility in benghazi, libya on september 11 and all of last year. the findings of its review following that attack, including
let us watch. we will cavill and to hear from defense secretary leon panetta and general martin dempsey about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that resulted in the death of four americans. one week ago today, this committee heard from senator chuck hegel -- hagel to be the next defense secretary. the center of south carolina said he would put a hold on former senator hagel's nomination unless leon panetta agreed to testify. this is the first of two harris we will show you today....
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this is the most commonly used gun. people compete to use it. handgun hunters use them. it is weather-resistant. simple to operate and maintain. >> forget the academics, what kind of bullhook -- bullets does it should? >> caliber 45. there are conversion kits for them. and less recoil. >> is this one poll, one shot? yes. you have to go through an atf background check to get this. it is more expensive. it takes several months to get approved by the atf. once approved, you get an atf stamp which allows you to own this type of firearm. >> tell us about the magazine. how much does it hold? >> and where from 10 rounds to 17 rounds, depending where it was produced. this is the 17-round magazine that we use in our rental guns. this model comes was 17-round capacity. another one has a 15-room capacity. and another one with a 10-round capacity. >> he will be talking to us throughout the morning. in a little bit, we will see these guns in action on the range. thank you. host: can you hear me? >> yes. host: when you ask mr. warner what his personal -- how many guns he owns and what
this is the most commonly used gun. people compete to use it. handgun hunters use them. it is weather-resistant. simple to operate and maintain. >> forget the academics, what kind of bullhook -- bullets does it should? >> caliber 45. there are conversion kits for them. and less recoil. >> is this one poll, one shot? yes. you have to go through an atf background check to get this. it is more expensive. it takes several months to get approved by the atf. once approved, you get...
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here to tell us more is a reporter. thank you for talking with us. how unusual is it that the president's pick for defense secretary blocked at this stage of the game? guest: extraordinarily unusual. the senate make history in doing so. the most bizarre thing, the thing that is probably most frustrating to people watching is that former senator hagel is a former republican senator, and the reason why it was 58 votes is because harry reid switched his vote to no soap the senate can bring it back up again. you have a lot of republican senators who were saying last week that they did not want to see it go up in filibuster. at least it would be an up-down of the to be approved. there was no precedent to filibuster a choice like this. and the republicans decided they wanted to use this vote as a way to extract more information from the white house on issues like the terrorist attack in benghazi in september, and so they are committed to passing a goal when they come back. the way you are looking at it, it is a tedious exercise in delaying the inevitable.
here to tell us more is a reporter. thank you for talking with us. how unusual is it that the president's pick for defense secretary blocked at this stage of the game? guest: extraordinarily unusual. the senate make history in doing so. the most bizarre thing, the thing that is probably most frustrating to people watching is that former senator hagel is a former republican senator, and the reason why it was 58 votes is because harry reid switched his vote to no soap the senate can bring it back...
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host: you can join us on the twitter page or send us an e- mail. as you look back at the 2012 election, was it the message for the messenger that failed? guest: that is the debate going on in the republican party. a lot of my friends a it was the messenger. i would argue gov. romney with all of the debates -- he was forced to take the stage he would not qualify to take the president of the u.s. states and take positions that were out of step with what the country is. the question came up not only in the primary but the debates of president obama, if you were offered a deal on the budget that had $10 of spending cuts for every dollar of tax increases are revenue, would be to the deal. he said no. that is the nut is thing i have ever heard. ronald reagan would have grabbed that with both hands. but the time we got to the general election, obama has been attacked so far to the right. but the time he got back, it was too late. the campaign did a brilliant job of focusing on the eight swing states. they began advertising before conventional wisdom said
host: you can join us on the twitter page or send us an e- mail. as you look back at the 2012 election, was it the message for the messenger that failed? guest: that is the debate going on in the republican party. a lot of my friends a it was the messenger. i would argue gov. romney with all of the debates -- he was forced to take the stage he would not qualify to take the president of the u.s. states and take positions that were out of step with what the country is. the question came up not...
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let us say ge is a u.s. company, but let us talk about the european or asian companies that may be interested in investing on this side of the world. what will the u.s. due to distinguish itself? >> investment certainty. we need somehow not to have all of the focus on sequestration, debt limits. that is distracting to investors. the systems of competitiveness. education, regulation. tax reform. those things that say we want people to invest in the u.s. our fdi in the country has trailed a lot of other places in the world. some of it is education training. there are systems of competitiveness. we know what they are. it is trying to get more of a window on that. it also helps -- the president of the united states says i want people to invest in the united states. i want to create manufacturing. that is helpful. >> let me ask you about the policy debate. there is no need to be usually exclusion. on the democratic side, you have an emphasis on all of government. obama has a center for manufacturing. you talk abo
let us say ge is a u.s. company, but let us talk about the european or asian companies that may be interested in investing on this side of the world. what will the u.s. due to distinguish itself? >> investment certainty. we need somehow not to have all of the focus on sequestration, debt limits. that is distracting to investors. the systems of competitiveness. education, regulation. tax reform. those things that say we want people to invest in the u.s. our fdi in the country has trailed a...